Rear bumper for automobiles



F. G. V VHITTINGTON,- REARBUMPER FOR AUTOMOBILES. APPLICATION FILED 050.I4, 1920.

Patented Mg 31, 1921.

FREDERIK G. WEITTINGTON, OF CHICAGO, ILLIIQ'GIS,

WARNER SPEEDOMETER CORPORATION, OF CHIGAGQ, ILLINQIE,

RATION or VIRGINIA.

searches so srermara come- REAR BUMEER FOR AUTGMGEILES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 321, 329%.

Application filed December 14, 1920. Serial No. 130,878.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, Fnnnnnin G. TINGTON, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of the city of Chicago, in the county of Cook and Stateof Illinois, have invented certain new and useful improvements in RearBumpers for Automobiles, of which the following is a specification,raterence being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a partthereof.

The purpose of this invention is to provide an improved construction formounting a rear bumper upon an automobile, taking advantage of the reartank mounted thereon and the side springs for the purpose of securingthe bumper. It consists in the elements and features of constructionshown and described as indicated in the claims.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective View of the rear portion ofthe chassis of an automobile equipped with this invention, the rearwheel being partly shown in relation to the bumper.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the;

several parts of the bumper and its connections dissected.

The automobiles for which the bumper constituting this application isparticularly designed have rearwardly exposed side springs and one ormore tanks which are mounted between the side springs respectivcly, andthe rigidly fore-and-ait extending portions of the chassis or t'ansmission supports. The present invention takes advantage of thesefeatures 0t construction "for mounting and carrying the rear bumper ashereinafter described. In the drawings there is shown one of the sidesprings, 1, of the vehicle. The tank, 2, is between said side springcarried by encircling supports, 3, to which latter the spare wheelcarrier, 4,, is made fast in the usual construction of the vehicle. Forthe purpose of mounting the bumper of this invention there isprovidedfirst removed for that purpose and rein sorted through the boltaperture, 6*, of said angle fitting and then through the parts l hcother Win 6, has a horiyamtallyelongated or slotted bolt hole, (2, for abolt, 8, which takes through the cross-bar, 5, for securing it to saidangle fitting. T he end ot the cross-bar 5, is flexed rearward beyondthe tank,-that is, between the tank and the vehicle side spring,-to forma seat and means of engagement of the crossbar with the foreand-aftextending arm, 9, by which the bumper impact bar, it), is carried, saidarm, 9, extending in a for and-aft vertical plane between the vehicleside spring, 1, and the adjacent end of the tank, 2, and iap ping,therein on the inwardly-turned end, 5, of the bar, 5, which forms a seatfor that purpose, while a bolt 11, is applied for se-.

througlnproper bolt holes provided in one limb of the said fitting, 12,which has a. downwardly'turned lap, 12, at its inner end on which theinner end. of the bumper supporting arm, 9, laps and to which it issecured by a bolt, 1.7.

It will be understood that the bunuper im pact bars, 10. may be of anyonset or dc sired construction being lapped upon and secured to theoiitwardlv-turued rear and of the supporting: arm. 9, and having its andloop, 10, positioned immediately in the rear of the drive wheel which itis designed to guard.

I claim 1. A rear bumper for automobiles. corncross bar, means forsecuring it thereto, and

t shackle device clasping the spring at a no'mt forward of the crossbarand having a 111g on which the forward end of the arm abuts and issecured. I

2. In the construction defined in claim 1,, foregoing, means forsecuring the cross-bar to the tank support consisting 016%). fittingadapted to he applied to the tank supp01 t,

one Wing of the fitting'having a, bolt-hole gated bolt hole forsccuriglg the crcs adapted for securing it t0 the mid; su and the otherWmg havmg a slotted c I In testimony whereo I nave here my hand atCh1c'ag0,.flhn01s, ih-ls of Dec.,-1920,.

FREDERIK G. VJHITTBFTGT

